Ezekiel 17:4:9Ezek.17.4.W9TAB
רֹכְלִ֖ים
rokhelim
“of merchants”
- Transliteration
- ro-khe-LIM
- Extended
- roh-kheh-LEEM
- IPA
- /roːχəˈliːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- of merchants
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ro-khe-LIM
- phraseyour reading level
be-IR ro-khe-LIM
- clause
va-ye-vi-E-HU el-E-rets ke-NA-an be-IR ro-khe-LIM SA-mo
- sentence
ET ROSH ye-ni-KO-ta-yv ka-TAF va-ye-vi-E-HU el-E-rets ke-NA-an be-IR ro-khe-LIM SA-mo
Exegesis
The prepositional clause el {אֶל־ | ʾel} eretz {אֶ֣רֶץ | ʾe-reṣ} kenaʿan {כְּנַ֔עַן | kə-na-ʿan} indicates movement into Canaan, while beir {בְּעִ֥יר | bə-ʿîr} rochlim {רֹכְלִ֖ים | rōḵ-lîm} ‘in a city of merchants’ establishes the commercial setting.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–kaph–lamed
“to trade”
In context — Ezekiel 17:4
He plucked the very top of its young shoots and brought it to the land of Canaan; in a city of merchants he set it.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 17:4:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Ezekiel 17:4, so the Hebrew word רֹכְלִ֖ים (rokhelim) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Ezek.17.4.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.17.4.W9.S1) and character.